Reel for moving-picture films.



Patented Dec. 26, 1916.

WUHWE I w m=======m I LOUIS soLLrsorI, or ssooirnviv, m roan. ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO eanraivo ALBAriEsE, on NEW YORK, N. ,Y.

REEL roe MOVING-PICTURE FILMS.

Patented Dec. 26,1916,

Application filed February 15, 1916. Serial No. 78,401.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, LOUIS SoLLisoH, a citizen of the, United States, and residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reels for Moving-Picture Films, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to what are known as moving picture film reels, and the object thereof is to provide an improvement in this class of devices which will'render reels of the class specified fireproof and protect the film at all times when not in use, and especially in packing or shipping the same, and with this and other objects in View the invention consists in a film reel of the class specified, constructed as hereinafter described and claimed. I

lheinvention is fully disclosed inthe following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in,

each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of a moving picture film reel made according to my invention with part of the construction broken away; Fig. 2 a transverse section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and, Fig. 3 a side edge view looking in the direction of the arrow 3 of Fig. 1.

In the practice of my invention I provide an ordinary moving picture film reel comprising a central core a and side plates 5, said film reel being of the same general form as other devices of its class, with the exception that the side plates Z) of the reel are provided each with a large aperture 6 instead of anumber of apertures.

In practice, I mount on the perimeter of the reel, or the side plates 1) thereof a detachable band '2 which forms a guard or protector for the film, and said band is composed of twoseparate parts hinged together at 0 and the said parts are substantially equal. in length and are adapted to be detachably connected at 0 i The band 0, or the separate parts thereof, are provided on their inner sides and adjacent to their opposite edges with grooves 0 in which the edges of the side members I) of the reel fit, and these grooves form on the outer side of said band, orthe separate parts thereof, correspondingannular ribs 0 One of the parts of the band member 0 at the connection thereof at c is provided on the outer side thereof with a plate 0 cutout. centrally at 0 and the free ends of which are curved to form circular bearing members 0 in which are pivotally'mounted the endsof a yoke-shaped lockzdevice cl in connection with which a leaf spring (Z se cured to one of the band members 0 at d operates, and the head end (Z of the lock device cl engages a finger (l secured to the other part of the band member 0 at d. A. plate 0 is securedto the inner side of the band member to which the plate 0 is secured, and the edge portion 0 of which extends beyond the endof said band'memher and is overlapped by the adjacent end of the other band member, and by means of this construction the inward 'movement of, one'band member on the other is prevented.

The separate parts of the band 0 are also provided with plates 6 secured to the outer side of said band members and provided with circular keepers e in which are mounted yoke-shaped members 6 on which are rotatably mounted cap plates 7 arranged in the opposite sides of said band member 0 and which are adapted to register with the holes or apertures b in the side plates 7) of the reel, and said cap plates 7" where they connect with the yoke-shaped members 2 are forked as shown at 7, and in the forks thereof and on said yoke-shaped members 6 are placed coil springs g which tend to force said cap plates f inwardly.

In the use of this device the band member 0 may be detached from the reel by disconnecting the lock device (Z from the finger (Z and swinging the separate parts of the band 0 outwardly on the hinges '0 and in the replacement of said band member, the separate parts thereof are brought together and the lock device (Z forced over the finger (Z and in this last operation itwill benecess'ary to I/Vith my improvement for inclosing the perimeter of the reel, and for closing the apertures in the opposite sides of said reel the ignition of the film by its coming in contact with heat beyond a predetermined degree or fire, in the shipment thereof or under any conditions when the reel is not in use is prevented and the film guard consisting of the band 0 and its connected parts may be detached from the reel in order to permit of the use of the latter whenever desired.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the class described, a reel comprising side plate members each of which is provided with an aperture or opening, a detachable band member adapted to inclose the perimeter of said reel, and cap plates pivotally mounted on said band member and adapted to close said apertures, said band member being composed of separate parts hinged together.

2. In a device of the class described, a reel comprising side plate members each of which i is provided with an aperture or opening, a detachable band member adapted to inclose the perimeter 01 said reel, and cap plates pivotally mounted 011 said band member and adapted to close said apertures, said band member being composed of separate parts hinged together, and the separate parts of said band member being secured together by a spring lock device.

3. In a device of the class described, a reel comprising side plate members each of which is provided with an aperture or opening, a detachable band member adapted to inclose the perimeter of said reel, cap plates pivotally mounted on said band member, tensional devices for holding said cap plates in position to close said apertures, said band member being composed of separate parts hinged together and the separate parts of said band member being secured together by a spring lock device.

4:. In a device of the class described, a reel, comprising side plate members each of which is provided with an aperture or opening, a band member composed of separate parts hinged together and adaptedto inclose the perimeter of said reel, and spring-controlled cap plates mounted on said band member and adapted to close the apertures in the side plate members of said reel.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 12th day of February 1916.

LOUIS SOLLISCH.

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